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Cantastic!

David.PackagingSolutions

a day ago
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Cantastic!

CCL Label has launched Cantastic a new type of aluminium can packaging that offers maximum hygiene and ideal marketing possibilities for promotions. ‘This new packaging product is all about connection and protection – it guarantees maximum cleanliness from production to the point of sale in supermarkets, convenience store or petrol stations, were cans are often openly displayed in an unprotected environment to catch the attention of the consumer. With Cantastic, the cans are

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Northern Monk’s ‘Heaven Chocolate Box’

David.PackagingSolutions

a day ago
2 min

Northern Monk’s ‘Heaven Chocolate Box’

Northern Monk is no stranger to premium beer packaging, having shown time and time again its recognition for the value of the unboxing experience. Over the years, it has commissioned many extraordinary packaging designs to accommodate products, all with the aim of creating remarkable brand experiences for customers. In November 2020, Northern Monk contacted Saxon Packaging for a luxury gift packaging solution for its new limited edition ‘Heaven Chocolate Box’ – a luxury gift

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New TopClip packing system for smaller brands

David.PackagingSolutions

Mar 9
2 min

New TopClip packing system for smaller brands

Smurfit Kappa has announced the launch of a new packing system for its sustainable TopClip product, a paper based replacement for plastic shrink wrap that bundles beverage multi-packs. This packing system, which is designed for smaller businesses and brands, comes after the launch of the high speed machine with KHS last year. This now completes the portfolio of Smurfit Kappa’s end to end solutions for TopClip, ensuring it is suitable for beverage companies of all sizes. The l

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Please & Thank You launches with packaging designed by Sea

David.PackagingSolutions

Dec 16, 2020
2 min

Please & Thank You launches with packaging designed by Sea

Creative agency Sea has designed the packaging for start up cosmetics brand Please & Thank You, using luxury recyclable materials from Fedrigoni. Inspired by British nature and craftsmanship, the agency created a brand identity reflective of the nation’s quintessential politeness and quirky humour. Fedrigoni paper was selected for its full recyclability and premium quality, complementing the naturally eco friendly, vegan and cruelty free nature of the soaps. Bryan Edmondson,

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David.PackagingSolutions

Dec 15, 2020
2 min

The Label Makers convey stylish look for start up rum brand

Impactful labels by The Label Makers have helped created a premium look for rum brand, Lost Years – a debut collection of four unique rum blends from independent rum house, Cane & Able. Sourced from leading Caribbean and Latin American distilleries, inspiration for the Lost Years brand has its roots in marine conservation, with an inspirational story centred on supporting one of the region’s most celebrated and endangered creatures, sea turtles. Backed by its partnership with

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Product and packaging in harmony

David.PackagingSolutions

Oct 15, 2020
2 min

Product and packaging in harmony

Luxurious colour co-ordinated packaging from rigid box specialist Pollard Boxes is helping to establish brand image and identity for the latest advanced hair dryer from ghd. The Pollards box provides high impact packaging that maximises visual communication between ghd and its consumers to deliver a clear statement about the hair dryer in terms of both its technical performance and aesthetic appeal. The quality of the materials, the snug fitting lid and familiar ghd foil bloc

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A glorious ghostly concept

David.PackagingSolutions

Oct 12, 2020
1 min

A glorious ghostly concept

Congratulations to Pavla Chuykina, a senior agency design director from Melbourne, Australia, on winning the first ever Platinum Award for Professional Conceptual work given by the Pentawards. The idea behind this conceptual piece for Happy Ghost old rum is of a ghost that first made an appearance in 1916, who has been spotted in recent years on the shelves of liquor stores. To create this character, the design uses a deep indentation at the bottom of the bottle and adds a pa

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Bringing the dead to life

David.PackagingSolutions

Oct 12, 2020
1 min

Bringing the dead to life

Every autumn in Mexico they celebrate 'El Día de los Muertos' or 'The Day of the Dead' bringing families together to remember their deceased relatives and Constellation Brands wanted to make use of this in the marketing for Victoria, Mexico's oldest beer, bringing the worlds of print and digital together through the imaginative use of AR, or augmented reality, on the beer bottle labels. Created by Chicago-based packaging design agency Upshot working with their AR partner Groo

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Spread a little support

David.PackagingSolutions

Oct 5, 2020
1 min

Spread a little support

What with Covid and the stresses and strains of modern living we all need a little support system sometimes, and looking back at an idea from 2018 we think it might be time to rekindle this little gem... For a limited time in Terminal C of Philadelphia Airport during the 2018 holiday season travellers could pick up a Popeyes 'Emotional Support' Fried Chicken Box. This box contained a three-piece Chicken Tender combo meal and had great packaging too! The boxes were designed b

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The circular economy is 58 million coffee cups better off thanks to Burberry and James Cropper.

David.PackagingSolutions

Oct 3, 2020
1 min

The circular economy is 58 million coffee cups better off thanks to Burberry and James Cropper.

London based global luxury brand Burberry is committed to building a more sustainable future so is adjusting its value chain to move towards a more circular business model. In partnership with James Cropper's CupCycling initiative they have recycled more than 58 million coffee cups into packaging for boxes and bags so far. The luxury brand has committed to ensuring all of its consumer packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. So far 40% of Burberry’s new paper

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Senso for all the senses

David.PackagingSolutions

Oct 3, 2020
1 min

Senso for all the senses

Senso is the latest perfume designed by CAIA Cosmetics, a female fronted and industry disruptive Swedish cosmetics company, set up by models Bianca Ingrosso & Vanessa Lindblad. Their new peach coloured Senso perfume box is wrapped with Munken Kristall 120gsm from Arctic Paper on the outside lid and tray, making it both beautiful and sustainable. The packaging is printed by Göteborgstryckeriet AB with white embossed foil stamping and debossing on the lid for a tactile and styl

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'Take it easy' with Grower and Favini

David.PackagingSolutions

Sep 9, 2020
1 min

'Take it easy' with Grower and Favini

Grower Cosmetics, a eco-brand based out of St Petersburg in Russia, produces small batches of skin care products based on hemp oil and natural ingredients. They needed packaging that could convey the brands natural identity and be produced in short print runs. Their eco-friendly seven-sided cylinder box allows the customer to unbox and see all the products at once. This simple but stylish packaging design sticks to understated earth tones and suggest you 'start chilling'. The

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Watch out, watch out, there's a Tomacho about

David.PackagingSolutions

Sep 9, 2020
2 min

Watch out, watch out, there's a Tomacho about

If you had to market tomatoes and package various different tomato based products, how would you make them stand out on the shelf? Well, when it comes to packaging design, innovation and storytelling, Backbone Branding agency didn’t hold back. In their latest packaging concept for 'Tomacho' tomato sauces, they've created an entire world of characters based around the brand name and the personalities tied to the product. The Armenian product and packaging design agency have ev

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The water of life...

David.PackagingSolutions

Sep 7, 2020
1 min

The water of life...

The new series of labels on PepsiCo's premium bottled water brand LIFEWTR again supports culture, art and the artists who created it. Designed by PepsiCo Design & Innovation in the USA, from Series 1, above, promoting contemporary artists from the UK, through Series 2, all female artists, below, each series is changed several times throughout the year with about 20 million bottles hitting the shelves of each design. Each limited edition series raises awareness around a cultur

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Delta Global creates sustainable packaging solution for Heat boxes

David.PackagingSolutions

Aug 30, 2020
2 min

Delta Global creates sustainable packaging solution for Heat boxes

Luxury packaging business, Delta Global, has created an innovative, eco friendly packaging solution for high end fashion mystery box service, Heat. With sustainability and innovation taking centre stage, the partnership aims to strengthen both brands’ commitment to responsible practices and mitigating the fashion industry’s impact to climate change. The move is the most recent in a growing list of designer brands that recognise the urgency of taking action. The focus on eco f

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Pro Carton reveals new Carton Campaigners video

David.PackagingSolutions

Aug 30, 2020
1 min

Pro Carton reveals new Carton Campaigners video

Pro Carton, the European Association of Carton and Cartonboard manufacturers, has revealed the latest episode in the Carton Campaigners animation series. With over one million online views of the Carton Campaigners’ videos this year, Pro Carton is launching the next in the series to educate young and old about their personal responsibilities when it comes to protecting the planet and its vital resources. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused this year’s expected overshoot date to

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Looking good in 'green'

David.PackagingSolutions

Aug 27, 2020
1 min

Looking good in 'green'

Based in Guernsey, maiiro’s skincare products are inspired by the island’s sea and shoreline and the company is passionate about preserving the marine environment. The skincare range has been specifically designed to help nourish and look after the skin, using a signature blend of five food-grade seaweeds, sourced from Guernsey’s pristine sea waters. To complement maiiro’s branding and ethos, it seemed natural that they should seek to use packaging materials that also contai

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The Label Makers sustainable solution reinforces Sunkissed eco friendly credentials

David.PackagingSolutions

Aug 19, 2020
2 min

The Label Makers sustainable solution reinforces Sunkissed eco friendly credentials

Bradford based label designers and printers, The Label Makers, teamed up with Rainbow Cosmetics to give its multi award winning self-tan brand, Sunkissed, an eco friendly makeover. Family run Rainbow Cosmetics was established in 1990 to wholesale top brand fragrances and cosmetics. More recently, the firm established a separate division that allowed it to focus on building its own brands, one of which is Sunkissed, a tanning brand made in the UK and sold in more than 40 count

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Coca-Cola European Partners introduces CanCollar technology

David.PackagingSolutions

Aug 19, 2020
2 min

Coca-Cola European Partners introduces CanCollar technology

Coca-Cola European Partners, the world's largest independent Coca-Cola bottler, has announced the introduction of CanCollar, an innovative paperboard packaging solution, for multipack cans in Spain. The move supports its work, in partnership with Coca-Cola, to remove all unnecessary or hard to recycle plastic from its portfolio, avoiding the use of more than 11,000 tonnes of virgin plastic a year across Western Europe. Initially, Coca-Cola European Partners will launch the ne

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Black Eyed Peas collectors boombox with AR

David.PackagingSolutions

Aug 6, 2020
2 min

Black Eyed Peas collectors boombox with AR

Los Angeles based retail packager Bay Cities contacted Swanline Group to help them deliver the European requirement of a new global promotional campaign. Greg Tucker, chairman and CEO of Bay Cities, was aware of Swanline’s reputation and capabilities, and when facing a complex project knew they were the supplier to partner with. Swanline regularly facilitate supply solutions for overseas customers when it is too inefficient to supply from their own plants. With the ability to

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